Screen LibraryGenetically engineered foods
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| Published: |
Blackbirch Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Detroit [Mich.] |
| Publication Dates: | c2006. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Science on the edge |
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| Carrier Form: | 48 p.: col. ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
141030602X 9781410306029 |
| Index Number: | TS201 |
| CLC: | TS201.6 |
| Call Number: | TS201.6/B646 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index. Developing new crops by breeding -- Genetic engineering of food crops -- Future of genetically modified crops -- Glossary -- For further information -- Index -- About the author. Examines the ways in which humans have changed the genetics of their food crops, from selective breeding to using technology to insert a gene for a desired trait. Also looks at the potential dangers associated with genetic engineering. |